Table I.
Doctor-diagnosed 1-year prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) in children assessed in the year 2000 or later by continents
| Study | Study type | n | Age, years (if not otherwise stated) | One-year prevalence of doctor-diagnosed AD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe % | Africa % | North America % | South America % | Asia % | Australia % | ||||
| Aberle et al. 2018 (193) | Cross-sectional study | 1,687 | 10–11 | 10.1 | |||||
| Abuabara et al. 2019 (34) | UK primary care cohort study | 8,604,333 | 0–17 | 12.3 | |||||
| Civelek et al. 2011 (35) | Cross-sectional study | 6,755 | 10–11 | 0.94 | |||||
| Dell et al. 2010 (235) | Cross-sectional study | 5,493 | 5–9 | 21.4 | |||||
| Dogruel, et al. 2016 (79) | Birth cohort study | 1,377 | 0–12 months | 4.3 | |||||
| Harangi et al. 2007 (50) | Cross-sectional study | 1,454 (2002) | 7–14 | 15.1 | |||||
| 1,454 (2005) | 16.1 | ||||||||
| Horak et al. 2014 (252) | Cross-sectional study | 16,019 | Mean ± SD age 8.4 ± 1.2 | 13.9 | |||||
| Hwang et al. 2010 (255) | Cohort study | 277,934 | <20 | 2.0 | |||||
| Lee et al. 2016 (274) | Cross-sectional study | 8,947 | 1–18 | 14.3 | |||||
| Mohn et al. 2018 (378) | Cohort study | 373,954 | <6 | 17.0 | |||||
| Oak et al. 2012 (36) | Cross-sectional study | 37,570 | Middle-school students | 22.6 | |||||
| Shaw et al. 2011 (306) | National health survey | 102,353 | Children | 10.7 | |||||
| Simpson et al. 2002 (379) | GP health records | 252,538 | 0–4 | 9.5 | |||||
| Wijga et al. 2011 (156) | Survey based on general practitioner records, population surveys and a literature search | 79,272 | 0–9 | 5.5 | |||||
| 10–17 | 1.8 | ||||||||
SD: standard deviation.